Shoe



Jane 26 1926. 1,571,106

, L. BURGER SHOE Filed June 20 1924 Patented J 26, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENThOFFlC-E,

LUIS BURGER, or nnw Yonx, n. Y.

SHOE.

Application filed June 20, 1924. Serial No. 721,2 1

To all whom it may canoe-1m:

Be it'known that I, LUIS BURGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, in the couiity and 5 State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. i This invention relates to-shoes for men, women and children, and has for an object an improved afrangement whereby the placingand wearing of arch-supports inside of shoes may be discontinued. Another object in View is to provide shoes with permanent arch supporters on the exterior of the shoes which will reenforce and I bodymg the invention, and disclosing the in the interior of timely on a level, the opposite side of the shoebeing somewhat arched between the sole and heel, thereby firmly supporting the arch of the foot, and without marring the ap pearance of the shoe. l

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my .invent1on:, I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe embuilt up arch ofthe 'shoe exteriorly", and on the right side of a left shoe;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the structure, and illustratingtlie somewhat arched eft side of a left shoe;

Figure 3 is a bottom lan view depicting the outer sole and the rst lift of'the shoe constructed of a continuous iece ofleatheif,

portion of the shoeexteriorly, and on the a portion of it being slit an somewhatarch shaped Figure 4518 a sectional view showing the pper and the. welt of the shoe, certain parts being removed;

Figure 5 is a section illustrating enact the wedges or la 'ers of leather for building up the arch an the shoe; Figure 6 is a sectional wedge for the sole of.theshoe;. v x

F'gure'l' is a section of the heel of the 81109; v i

inafter fully described.

a portion of the heel or ,the first lift of sole 10 and 17 with heel 13. Wedges 16 Figure 8 is the inside sole of a left Shoe, before the extended portion is bent upwardly on line 5-5.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates the upper'of the.

shoe, which shoe may be of leatheror any other desirable materials, 2 is the lower portion of the upper,'3 is the tongue, 4 1s the tab, 5. is the tip, 6 is the eyelets, 7 i-sthe hooks, 8 is the welt of the shoe, shown in Figure 4. .9 is the wedge shown in Figure 6, and more particularly in Figure 2. Wedge 9 is secured between welt 8 and sole 10, on the left side of a left shoe, and on the right side of a right shoe,

and adjacent the exposed arched portion 11, shown in Figures 2 and 3, the object being to reenforce and level sole 10 at the.

specified'portion. 12 is the slit or cut across sole 10 to allow the material to be forced upwardl indicate by numeral 11, the arched portion 11 being sewed to welt 8 and'cemented to the shank of the shoe. 13 is the first or outer lift of the heel, and a continuation of sole 10, as it will be observed that sole and appreciably arch shaped,

10 and the first lift of heel 13 are a continuous piece of leather, "hereinafter fully explained. Heel 13 is filled in and built 'up with wedges 14, shown in Figure 7 be an desirable and of which there ma number on the arched side of it 1e shoe between the first or outer lift of the heel and the heel seat, and maybe firmly secured with cement, and by nails \15 passing through the first lift of heel 13, thence through the wedges anda portion of the shankand the ends of the nails bent down, i

the ends of the nails bein covered over with the innersole 18 of t e shoe, wh1ch is shown in the drawing in Figure 8, here- 16 is the wedge shown in Figure 5, and of which there may be any desirable number, arrangedl O 'on'the opposite side to that, of. the exposed arched portion. of the shoe, and on the right side of a left shoe, and on the. left side of a right shoe. Wedges 16 are sewed to welt 8 of the shoe and the portion 17 of the sole 10, ortion 17 merging into eel 13, thereby leveling are further secured in osition in alike manner to wedges 14, ereinbefore fully desribe'd. By this means the interior arch oft 1e shoe is permanently reenforced, and

the weight of the wearer of this new and improved shoe is supported by his entire.

foot, thus, relieving the strain on the arch of the foot, as the bottom of the shoe on one side rests almost entirely on a level with the ground, while the opposite side of the shoe 'is somewhat arched, so as to balance the shoe and to prevent the foot from turning over, also to give the shoe a neat appearance. 18 is the inside sole shown in-Figure 8, and is formed with a portion 19 that is intended to be turned upwardly, to further support the foot.

Having thus, specifically described my invention, I desire to have it made clear that the remaining parts of the shoe not shown in the drawing or specified herein, may be of'the usual material formed and arranged in the usual manner and, that Within the scope of the specification and claim, slight changes may be made in the formation and the number of parts used in the construction of the shoe.

What I claim is In a shoe of the character described,

the combination of the customary elements required in the construction of a shoe for the human foot and an exterior arch supporter, said exterior arch supporter o onsisting of leather wedges arranged between the outer-sole and the welt beneath the arch on the inner side of the shoe, whereby the innerside of the sole of the shoe from the toe to the end of the heel is in a plane, and the corresponding outerside of the sole has a partial arch, said partial arch being formed by means of a slit adjacent the heel portion and midway across the sole, the outerside ofihe shank portion of the sole being bent upwardly and secured to the welt of the shoe and forming the partial arch, and the heel portion being bent downwardly to become the bottom lift of the heel, and wedges secured between said bottom lift of the heel and the heel seat of the shoe. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. 1

LIiIs BURGER. 

